S02E09 · SCENE 7/22 · 04:54
Itchy & Scratchy & Marge · Simpson living room
Marge catalogs cartoon violence

Marge watches cartoons and catalogs the violence, writing a letter of complaint.

04:54→05:22
in the episode · 0m 28s · S02E09

What happens

04:54–05:22

Marge asks why kids can watch cartoons. She starts cataloging the violence. She is disgusted by what she sees. She decides to write a letter to the network.

WhereSimpson living room
DriverMarge
Positionact1 · escalation
ThreadMarge's censorship crusade

Key lines

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05:01

-You said so why? -I'm trying to work.

05:08

I don't think adults have ever sat down and watched them before.

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Scene DNA

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angry0.7
obsession0.6
investigation0.4
deadpan0.3
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Beats

05:23Marge disgusted by cartoon

Scene in the episode

04:54–05:22
A · Marge's censorship crusade
B · Homer's spice rack project
C · Kids' reaction to change

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Marge Blames Itchy And Scratchy For Child Violence - The Simpsons · Ronald Frazier
The Simpsons – Marge on SmartLine · Joel Julian
The Simpsons - Homer Watches Itchy and Scratchy · hommere's choices
Itchy and Scratchy Porch Pals (The Simpsons) · TheFeatherFriend

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